Onlookers bear the bitter wind and cold, honour those who serve at Windsor Remembrance Day ceremony

The Windsor Remembrance Day ceremony kicks off with a parade, including current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces as well as members of the RCMP, fire departments and more. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

The Windsor Remembrance Day ceremony kicks off with a parade, including current and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces as well as members of the RCMP, fire departments and more. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Hants West MLA Chuck Porter greets folks before the main ceremony gets underwar in Windsor. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Members of the King’s-Edgehill School 254 Cadet Corps march to the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Cadets from across the region took part in the Remembrance Day ceremony in Windsor on Nov. 11. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Members of the RCMP salute during the Remembrance Day ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

254 Cadet Corps members from King’s-Edgehill School stand on guard around the cenotaph. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

West Hants councillor Jennifer Daniels lays a wreath on behalf of the Municipality of West Hants. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Mayor Anna Allen lays a wreath on behalf of the Town of Windsor. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Mona and Darrell Munro lay a wreath on behalf of their father and grandfather. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Mona Munro adds her own poppy to the wreath. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

An aircraft from CFB Greenwood does a fly-over for the Remembrance Day ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

An aircraft from CFB Greenwood does a fly-over for the Remembrance Day ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Captain Peter Traves (left), on behalf of the Last Post Fund, lays a wreath. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

An aircraft from CFB Greenwood does a fly-over for the Remembrance Day ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Veterans, relatives and friends place wreaths around the cenotaph in Windsor in memory of those we’ve lost. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Veterans, relatives and friends place wreaths around the cenotaph in Windsor in memory of those we’ve lost. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Veterans, relatives and friends place wreaths around the cenotaph in Windsor in memory of those we’ve lost. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Those in attendance lay a poppy on the monument near the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Those in attendance lay a poppy on the monument near the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Those in attendance lay a poppy on the monument near the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Those in attendance lay a poppy on the monument near the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Those in attendance lay a poppy on the monument near the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

The parade marches off at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

The parade marches off at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

The parade marches off at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

The parade marches off at the conclusion of the ceremony. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Darrell and Mona Munro look at the wreath they placed in honour of their late father and grandfather, who both served during major conflicts. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

Darrell and Mona Munro look at the wreath they placed in honour of their late father and grandfather, who both served during major conflicts. Photos by Colin Chisholm and Allie Saltzman

WINDSOR, N.S. – Brother and sister Mona Munro and Darrell Munro from Halifax laid a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Windsor on behalf of their late father and grandfather, both of whom served in major conflicts.

The emotion in their faces was evident as they stood in front of the cenotaph, tears welling in their eyes.

“It was on behalf of both of them, our dad and his father, it was kind of special today because of the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice,” Darrell said following the ceremony. “Our grandfather fought in the Spanish-American War, the Boer War, the First World War, and our dad fought in the Second World War.”

The two siblings used to bring their father to the Remembrance Day ceremony in Windsor every year. He lived in Bedford at the time but was from Windsor and it was important for them to make the trip up. It still is.

“He would come up here every year, see some of his friends, and I always go to the services for the veterans,” he said. “I bring my son now with me, so we’re continuing that tradition.”

Darrell commented on how wonderful the Windsor ceremony is, noting that despite the cold and the wind, hundreds of people came out to watch and honour those who served.

Before he passed away, Darrell also took his father, John Munro, to the U.K. and France to see some of the places he served during the Second World War.

Mona, who is a school teacher in Halifax, said she tries to impart the importance of Remembrance Day on her students.

“I thought the world of my father,” Mona said. “I was very much so his little girl, even though I stood about a foot taller than him by the end.”

“Today is a special day and I like to think of him and remember him,” she said. “It’s sad because I miss him now.”

Steffanie Melanson Came from the Weymouth area to wish her sister Cassandra Atkins well, who was marching in the parade, a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force out of CFB Greenwood.

“It was important to come, especially this year because of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War One,” she said. “You have to remember your past because you can’t look to the future without understanding your history.”

Paula Lunn Greene, master of ceremonies for the Windsor event said she was honoured to be a part of it. Her partner, Rick Folker, was also the parade commander.

“The ceremony went very well, despite it being very cool and uncomfortable,” Lunn Greene said. “What kept going through my mind though is how uncomfortable it would have been for those who were serving overseas.”

“Seeing the number of people who came out today was astounding, I’m very proud of this area.”

Editor’s Note – special thanks to Allie Saltzman, an Avon View High School student, who helped with the coverage as part of the O2 program.